BEAUFORT PLACE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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05591653 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (1 active, 12 linked, 6 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees1100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2024-09-02
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  3. 2023-07-20
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  4. 2022-09-27
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  5. 2021-09-23
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  6. 2020-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-14
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    address · AD01
  8. 2019-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  9. 2018-08-13
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  10. 2017-08-09
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  11. 2016-09-15
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  12. 2015-10-19
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  13. 2015-09-16
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  14. 2014-10-16
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  15. 2014-09-23
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-05-22
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    PITCHER, John Leslie appointed
    director
  17. 2013-05-22
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    WARHAM, Philip Edward John resigned
    director
  18. 2012-10-31
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    COSEC MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2011-01-01
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    COSEC MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2010-09-29
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    BURNAND, Robert George resigned
    secretary
  21. 2010-09-10
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    BURNAND, Nigel Francis resigned
    director
  22. 2010-03-29
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    WARHAM, Philip Edward John appointed
    director
  23. 2009-07-27
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    BROOKBANKS, Jason William resigned
    director
  24. 2009-01-26
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    BROOKBANKS, Jason William appointed
    director
  25. 2009-01-25
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    BURNAND, Robert George appointed
    secretary
  26. 2009-01-25
    ➖
    MURDOCH, Julie Karen resigned
    secretary
  27. 2009-01-25
    ➖
    CRL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2009-01-25
    ➖
    BROOKBANKS, Jason William resigned
    director
  29. 2009-01-25
    ➕
    BURNAND, Nigel Francis appointed
    director
  30. 2009-01-25
    ➖
    CRL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  31. 2008-11-20
    ➕
    BROOKBANKS, Jason William appointed
    director
  32. 2008-06-23
    ➕
    CRL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2008-06-23
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    MARCH, Christopher John resigned
    director
  34. 2008-06-23
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    CRL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  35. 2008-01-31
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    MURDOCH, Julie Karen appointed
    secretary
  36. 2008-01-31
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    SUTHERLAND COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  37. 2005-10-13
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    Company incorporated
    As BEAUFORT PLACE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  38. 2005-10-13
    ➕
    SUTHERLAND COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  39. 2005-10-13
    ➕
    MARCH, Christopher John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

8 Kings Court Newcomen Way
Severalls Industrial Park
Colchester
Essex
CO4 9RA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (1 active · 11 resigned)

PITCHER, John Leslie→
director · ~73y · appointed 2013-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNAND, Robert George→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-25 · resigned 2010-09-29
Resigned
MURDOCH, Julie Karen→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-31 · resigned 2009-01-25
Resigned
COSEC MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-01-01 · resigned 2012-10-31
Resigned
CRL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-06-23 · resigned 2009-01-25
Resigned
SUTHERLAND COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-10-13 · resigned 2008-01-31
Resigned
BROOKBANKS, Jason William→
director · ~41y · appointed 2009-01-26 · resigned 2009-07-27
Resigned
BROOKBANKS, Jason William→
director · ~41y · appointed 2008-11-20 · resigned 2009-01-25
Resigned
BURNAND, Nigel Francis→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-01-25 · resigned 2010-09-10
Resigned
MARCH, Christopher John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-10-13 · resigned 2008-06-23
Resigned
WARHAM, Philip Edward John→
director · ~42y · appointed 2010-03-29 · resigned 2013-05-22
Resigned
CRL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-06-23 · resigned 2009-01-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-03